Intraoperative imprint cytological diagnosis of heterotopic thyroid presenting as sellar mass
IRCMJ-Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal. 2009; 11 (1): 100-102
in English
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| ID: emr-91541
ABSTRACT
A 43-year-old woman presented with headache, nausea, severe visual impairment and galactorrhea and decreased visual acuity. A 4 x 3.5 x 3 cm mass completely filling the sphenoid sinus, elevating the pituitary gland and stalk was observed. The patient underwent transsphenoidal removal of the lesion to alleviate visual loss. The tumor cells showed strong positivity for thyroglobulin and TTF-1. This patient was followed up for 2 years after the operation; the laboratory study and computed tomography showed no lesions. In conclusion, this is a rare benign finding in which complete surgical resection achieves a cure
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Pituitary Gland
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Sella Turcica
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Thyroglobulin
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Thyroid Gland
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Vision, Low
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Choristoma
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Cytological Techniques
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Iran. Red Crescent Med. J.
Year:
2009
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